Pakistan Records Fifth Polio Case This Year

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (NNN-APP) – A child in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, has been paralysed by wild poliovirus, the country’s Ministry of Health said. The health ministry said in a statement yesterday that, the poliovirus was found in a 31-month-old child in Gadap Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of…

Over 6,000 Afghan Refugees Returned Home In Single Day

KABUL, Nov 13 (NNN-ANA) – More than 6,000 Afghan refugees returned to their home country from Pakistan in a single day on Saturday, a statement of the Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation said, yesterday. A total of 1,051 families, comprising of 6,001 persons, used to live in Pakistan for years,…

Roundup: Collapse Of Healthcare System Adds To Gaza’s Suffering

GAZA, Nov 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Dozens of Palestinians were killed in the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza in the past 24 hours, amidst a collapse of the healthcare system in the enclave. The government media office in Gaza, yesterday announced that the casualties from Israeli attacks climbed to 11,180, including…

Some 500 More Dual Nationals, Wounded Arrived In Egypt From Gaza

CAIRO, Nov 13 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt received yesterday, about 500 dual nationals and seven wounded Palestinians, from the war-battered Gaza Strip, local media reported. The evacuees arrived in Egypt via the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the besieged enclave. The injured will be transferred to hospitals…

Pakistan Unveils Blueprint For Tackling Climate Change

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, yesterday unveiled a comprehensive blueprint for tackling climate change, while enhancing sustainable development, under the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP). In 2021, the government approved the NCCP to pursue sustained economic growth by addressing challenges of climate…

Sri Lanka To Impose Maximum Penalties On Smugglers Amid Revenue Loss Concerns

COLOMBO, Nov 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – In response to escalating revenue losses, Sri Lanka Customs, plans to enforce maximum penalties for individuals, smuggling over 100 grams of gold and substantial quantities of restricted items, including mobile phones, a spokesman said, yesterday. A recent report from the Parliamentary Committee on “Ways and…

UN Agency Headquarters In Gaza Hit By Israeli Airstrikes: Statement

GAZA, Nov 13 (NNN-WAFA) – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), reported that, its headquarters in Gaza was subjected to Israeli airstrikes last night, which led to casualties among Palestinian refugees taking shelter there. In a statement published Saturday on its website, the UN agency expressed deep concern over deaths…

Three Booby-Trapped Drones Hit Two U.S. Military Bases In Syria, Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 12 (NNN-NINA) – Three booby-trapped drones, yesterday hit two U.S. military bases, one in Syria and the other in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. An armed group calling itself the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” which is an umbrella body for Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, claimed launching two of the drones…

Egypt’s Sisi Calls For Int’l Pressure On Israel To Stop Gaza Bloodshed

CAIRO, Nov 12 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, yesterday called on the international community to pressure Israel, to stop the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip. Sisi made the remarks during the Arab-Islamic summit, held in the Saudi capital Riyadh, to discuss the current deadly Israeli attacks on the Palestinian…

Hezbollah Leader Says To Continue Pressure Israel From S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Nov 12 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said yesterday that, the Iran-backed armed group would continue to pressure Israel from southern Lebanon by conducting military operations. In a televised speech to commemorate Martyr’s Day, which was yesterday, Nasrallah said, Hezbollah had been carrying out military operations since…